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| Two sets of stairs: one at the Asia Society, Upper East Side, and one at Chavela's excellent restaurant, Crown Heights, Bklyn |
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| At the College of Staten Island CUNY, waiting for the shuttle to the Staten Island Ferry. Waited half and hour in freezing weather, and it's snowing. Then a flock of geese begin to circle overhead. A reward, indeed. |
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| The scene on the Staten Island Ferry |
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| . . . and the gangplank is lowered at the South Street Seaport, Manhattan |
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| . . . the newly cleaned tiles at the subway station at Whitehall Street, which had been completely flooded during Hurricane Sandy |
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| The water line on the upper level, just below street level, is still visible as escalator repairs and tile cleanup continue. |
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| The R-Station on my way to Hoyt-Schermerhorn to catch the A and then the G: what the subway looks like without its signature tiles |
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| Flooding at Hoyt-Schermorhorn, on the unused platform across from the Brooklyn-bound platform. |
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| . . . and lemon-lime cream pie with graham cracker crust and a large marzipan strawberry on top awaits me at home. |
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| A quick visit to Woodhull Hospital, Bushwick reveals an artwork installed on the ceiling of Corridor 2B, and a Kwanzaa display, below, situated near the Community Needle Drop-Off point. |
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| Woodhull's massive, prison-like exterior |
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| Fat Albert's, across the street from Woodhull, and the inside of the B15 bus for the ride home up Marcus Garvey Ave. |
